[HPforGrownups] DD and Lily's Charm

[Michal Barnea]

No: HPFGUIDX 135014

Bob Alberti <a1batross at yahoo.com> wrote:

>DD says explicitly that Harry was protected by Lily's charm because >Lily deliberately chose to die.
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>DD deliberately chose to die to protect his students.
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>Think about it.  What kind of whammy is waiting for the next person >to try AK on Draco?
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>Did DD's death confer the kind of protection on Draco that Lily >conferred on Harry?
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>Did it extend to Harry?
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>Did it extend to all the Hogwarts students?
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>Did it extend to the castle itself?

i am pretty sure the way lily chose to die for harry was a very special and specific circumstance. rowling said it's never happened before in the wizarding world. dumbledore chose to make himself vulnerable to save harry, yes. but as for dying to save draco, it wasn't as though someone said, "step aside so i can kill him," and dumbledore stood in front of draco (which is what lily did for harry). i think dumbledore's death has great meaning, and has imbued harry with a new strength and resolve, but as for leaving behind a protection similary to lily's, i just don't buy it.

michal



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